Herewith my usual statistic.
Year Number of messages
2010 11,700 2009 19.400 2008 13,100 2007 21,200 2006 26,600 2005 36,500 2004 47,500 2003 54,000 2002 69,600 2001 82,100 2000 79,800 1999 83,000 1998 78,00011,700 messages already!
Lol I took a look at the figures for this month and here are the actual figures for 2010 and all time
This month
2 snipped-for-privacy@fl.it 2 snipped-for-privacy@comcast.net 1 snipped-for-privacy@btinternet.com 1 snipped-for-privacy@freenet.carleton.caAll time
10512 snipped-for-privacy@heritageshoppe.com 9284 snipped-for-privacy@aol.com.luvxs 8049 snipped-for-privacy@adelphia.net 7904 snipped-for-privacy@actcom.co.il 6406 snipped-for-privacy@aol.comnekoluvr 5113 snipped-for-privacy@comcast.net 5010 snipped-for-privacy@mindspring.com 4790 snipped-for-privacy@ntlworld.com 4428 snipped-for-privacy@freenet.carleton.ca 4255 snipped-for-privacy@pacbell.net
If the figure 11,700 is a prediction for 2010 it is probably pretty close. Messages for a lot of news groups are dropping like a rock. Reason - Some Internet Service Providers have discontinued their connection to news groups, other reasons - who knows!!
Fred
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